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UNrTED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED A. R. BERGER, OF NEWVYORK, N. Y.

TOY BANK.

SPECIFICATICN formingpart'of Letters Patent No. 538,206, dated April 23, 1895.

Application filed September 8, 1894. Serial No. 5221422- CNO model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED A. R. BERGER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Toy Bank, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to a money receptacle and a mechanical toy used in connection therewith and termed a toy-bank; and has for its object the provision .of a toy and bank device, simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture, and also amusing and efficient in practical use. v

To attain the desired end, my invention consists, in the construction, arrangement, and operation of parts, hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure l represents a plan view of my toy as used with a bank or safe. Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of the same with the upper portion thereof partially removed; and Fig. 4: is a view in Vertical section, taken on the line 4. 4 Fig. v

Like letters of reference indicate like part-s in all the views.

Referring particularly to the drawings, A denotes the shell or case of my bank, which maybe constructed of any appropriate material, and which may be of any desired size or shape.

The case A is ordinarily provided with a horizontal partition A3, an interior money receptacle A4 and an open top, a5, preferably provided Awith a transparent plate A. The case A is also provided with a slot a and with an orifice, as a4, located in the partition A3, conducting to the interior money receptacle A4.

I provide my case A with a manually operated device, as the reciprocating rod B 1o- *cated within the same, and constructed and arranged Lto registerwith the slot a, and preferably provided, at opposite extremities with a vertical pin or projection b', on the inner portion, adjoining the slot a, and with an outer actuating rod or ring f, whereby upon manipulating and withdrawing the said rod B, after a coin has been inserted in the slot a, the said coin willbe carried to the left or outward, until it falls through the orifice a4, and is deposited into the receptacle A4.

A segmental gear C, provided with an arm C', located in the path of the coin B is supported in amovable relation by the partition A5. A coil spring D holds the segmental gear C in its rearward position and a detent D prevents the same from moving around its axis beyond its normal location. A pinion A, constructed and arranged to mesh with the gear C and carrying a horizontal disk or base 'A5, rigid therewith, is also supported by the partitionA2.

Superimposed upon the disk A5 and loosely mounted together with the disk A5 upon the post a', are the horizontal oscillating bars A3, independent of each other and preferably separated from one another by washers a3, ordinarily not attached to the bars A3, the said bars preferably carrying at their extremities designating devices, as the horses and jockeys A13.

Guiding means as the plates a3 and a9 and detent D serve to prevent the coin B from moving out of its path.

The post a is provided with an ordinary screw head and thread, the latter fitting into plate A2, and serves to join loosely together the partition A3, the plate or disk A5, the re-4 volving bars AS and washers a3. The post a is preferably stationary, as regards the partition A and the disk A5.

A line or radius A25 is painted upon the plate of disk A5 to serve as a guide or starting point of the bars A3.

The washers a3 may be firmly attached or form a part of one of the adjoining bars A3.

It is manifest that various omissions of some particulars could be made without affecting the essential features of my invention, or the operation of the remaining parts; and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the specilio structure or details of the organization herein set forth.

Obviously, the elements of the structure described may be located at an angle to the plane in which they are shown, or they may be inverted, if desired. I accordingly use the' IOO B to the left or outward from the box, the arm C will be moved and the spring D distended, and the disk A5, gears C and A11 and bars A8 will be moved in the directions indicatedby the plain arrows. As soon, however, as the coin B is moved a suiiicient distance to clear the arm C', by reason of the same turning around on its axis, the coin will fall through the orifice A4, and the resilience of the spring D will cause the gears C and A11 and disk A5 to return very quickly to their normal positions, the disk A5 now moving in the direction of the feathered arrow; and the momentum of the disk A5 will, through friction of the superimposed washers and bars, be transmitted to the said bars and cause the race horses to move around on the axis a variable distances, and to stop at different points with reference to the guide mark or finishing point A25 at each operation of the toy.

It is manifest that on account of thus securing a different result at each race that is run, or with each operation as aforesaid, there will be a continual newness and interest in the operation. Much amusement will be afforded thereby.

As it is evident that many changes in the construction and relative arrangement of parts might be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but that I reserve the right to make such changes.

It will be observed that in the above described device the motion is applied primarily to a movable base or disk, which is caused, by the action of a reciprocating rod having connection therewith to rotate through a part of a circle and is returned to its original position by a spring immediately upon the disengagement of said rod from the connection referred to, and that this motion of the disk or base is transmitted to the arms carrying the horses and jockeys solely by the friction of the superincumbent surfaces.

It will also be observed that the means for receiving motion from the rod above referred to and transmitting motion to the disk may Vbe varied within certain limits without departing from the spirit of the invention, and, further, that said means are novel and advantageous and may be employed to transmit motion to a rotatable shaft with which the several arms are engaged independently of each other, as well as to a disk or base from which motion is transmitted to the arms by friction of the superincumbent surfaces.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with the movable base, and the superimposed independent bars fric tionally engaged with each other and receiving motion one from another, the lowermost of said bars being also frictionally engaged with said base, of a rod and a connection for season turning saidbase in one direction, and aspring for returning said base to its original position when said rod is disengaged from said connection, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a pinion, a gear en gaging said pinion and provided with a projection, a rod operating through a path contiguous to said projection and turning said gear in one direction, a spring for turning the gearin the other direction, and the rotatable bars set in motion by the operation of said pinion, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the stationary post, a movable base encircling the same, a pinion projecting from said base, a gear engaging said pinion, a spring engaging said gear, means for turning said gear against the force of said spring, and superimposed bars encircling said post and frictionally engaged with each other, the lowermost of said bars also having frictional engagement with said base, substantially as described.

4. The combination with the rotatable bars, and a pinion having connection, through intermediate mechanism, therewith; of a segmental gear meshed with said pinion; an arm projecting from said gear; a rod designed to carry an article supported by it into contact with said arm and thereby turn said gear; and a spring engaging said gear and serving to return it to its original position, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the stationary post, movable base, superimposed bars frictionally engaged with said base and each other, a pinion connected with said base, a segmental gear meshed with said pinion and having a proj ectin g arm, a rod designed to carry an article supported by it into engagement with said arm, thereby turning said base, and a spring for returning said base quickly to its original position, substantially as described.

6. In a toy bank, the combination of the case, having a slot for the introduction of a coin and a partition formed with an opening through which the coin drops into the lower compartment of the case, a rod for carrying the coin from the exit end of the first-mentioned slot to the receiving end of the other slot, a movable base having a pinion, a gear engaged with said pinion and formed with an arm projecting into the path of acoin carried by said rod, a spring connected with said gear, and the rotatable bars connected with said base, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

7. In a toy bank, the combination of the case, having a slot for the introduction of a coin anda partition formed with an opening through which the coin drops into the lower compartment of the case, a rod for carrying the coin from the exit end of said first-mem tioned slot to the receiving end of the other slot, a movable base having a pinion, a gear engaged with said pinion and provided with an arm terminating adjacent to said rod, a spring connected with said gear, and super- IZO imposed bars frictionaliy engaged with each other and with saidbase, said parts operating lsubstantially as set forth.

minating adjacent to said rod, a spring connected with said gear, the rotatable bars, and

connections between said bars and pinion for 15 transmitting 'motion from the latter to the former, for thepurpose specified.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, thisA 6th day of September, A. D. 1894.

ALFRED A. R. BERGER. Witnesses:

J. E. BLooM, J. H. MANDLEBAUM. 

